Football playoff capsules: first round

Published: Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 06:56 PM.

Series history:The Jaguars and Bulldogs met each of Forestview’s first 12 seasons. Forestview leads the series 7-5 but the teams haven’t played since 2009, when the Jaguars won 30-14.

Notable:Burns won the outright South Mountain Athletic Conference championship after beating Shelby 14-9 last week. Tylan Ruff averages 110.3 rushing yards for Burns. Forestview QB Logan Bradley has passed for 2,048 yards and a school-record 27 TDs, which ranks third in county history.

(6) West Lincoln (5-6) at (3) South Iredell (9-2)

Pod: 2AA West

Winner plays:(7) Smoky Mountain or (2) Pisgah

Series history:These teams have never met in the playoffs, but South Iredell leads the series 4-3-1, including most recently a 44-0 victory in 2008, the last year South Iredell was a Southern Piedmont Conference member with West Lincoln.

Series history: Crest leads 12-8, including a 35-28 overtime win earlier this season. Friday will mark the third playoff meeting, with Crest winning 23-15 in 1994 and 29-26 in 2010, both in the first round.

Notable: Dominique Roseboro scored on a 4-yard run in overtime and Crest made a defensive stand after that to clinch the regular-season win. P.J. Brooks rushed for 107 yards in that game to lead Crest while Tre Brice passed for 247 yards for Ashbrook.

(8) Berry Academy (4-6) at (1) South Point (10-0)

Pod: 3AA West

Winner plays:(5) Ashbrook or (4) Crest

Series history:South Point leads 2-0, with a 76-6 win in 2003 and a 47-6 victory in 2004 when they were Big South Conference opponents.

Notable:South Point looks to avoid a second-straight first-round exit after QB Patrick Horne’s early injury doomed the Red Raiders in a 23-17 loss to Weddington last year. The teams have a common opponent in East Gaston, who lost to Berry Academy 48-34 and got crushed by South Point 78-11.

(8) Hunter Huss (5-6) at (1) East Henderson (10-1)

Pod: 3A West

Winner plays:(5) Franklin or (4) Freedom

Series history:The series is tied 1-1 after the teams split the 2005 and 2006 regular-season openers. East Henderson won 40-21 in 2005 and Hunter Huss picked up a 42-28 win in 2006.

Notable:East Henderson carries a 10-game winning streak and hasn’t lost since a 28-21 setback to Swain County in the opener. The Eagles are averaging 49.5 points per game. Hunter Huss RB Kerrion Moore is coming off a 169-yard, two-TD rushing performance against Ashbrook.

(7) Forestview (7-4) at (2) Burns (8-3)

Pod: 3A West

Winner plays:(6) Hibriten or (3) Hickory

Series history:The Jaguars and Bulldogs met each of Forestview’s first 12 seasons. Forestview leads the series 7-5 but the teams haven’t played since 2009, when the Jaguars won 30-14.

Notable:Burns won the outright South Mountain Athletic Conference championship after beating Shelby 14-9 last week. Tylan Ruff averages 110.3 rushing yards for Burns. Forestview QB Logan Bradley has passed for 2,048 yards and a school-record 27 TDs, which ranks third in county history.

(6) West Lincoln (5-6) at (3) South Iredell (9-2)

Pod: 2AA West

Winner plays:(7) Smoky Mountain or (2) Pisgah

Series history:These teams have never met in the playoffs, but South Iredell leads the series 4-3-1, including most recently a 44-0 victory in 2008, the last year South Iredell was a Southern Piedmont Conference member with West Lincoln.

Notable:West Lincoln still seeks its first playoff win as the Rebels are 0-4. West Lincoln RB Daniel Davila’s 1,660 rushing yards lead the Southern Piedmont 1A/2A Conference and are nearly double that of the second-leading rusher. South Iredell shared the Catawba Valley Athletic Conference title with Maiden and Newton-Conover.

(8) Wheatmore (5-6) at (1) East Lincoln (11-0)

Pod: 2A Midwest

Winner plays:(5) Carver or (4) Starmount

Series history:Friday marks the first meeting.

Notable:East Lincoln capped its first undefeated season in school history last week. Senior quarterback Garrett Young (5,678 yards, 70 TDs) needs 258 yards to tie the Lincoln County career passing record. Wheatmore, located in Trinity, finished fourth in the Piedmont Athletic Conference.

(7) Lincolnton (6-5) at (2) Wilkes Central (9-1)

Pod: 2A Midwest

Winner plays:(6) Thomasville or (3) Maiden

Series history:Lincolnton leads 3-0, having picked up regular-season wins in 1981 and 1982 and more recently a 29-26 third-round playoff victory in 2007 on its way to the state title.

Notable:Lincolnton coach Scott Cloninger says Wilkes Central is big and strong up front, which is where the game will likely be won. When Wilkes Central has the ball, the Wolves will count on DE Darian Roseboro try to disrupt the Wing-T and Straight-T offense. Roseboro, a sophomore, has received offers from North Carolina and Duke. Wilkes Central won the Mountain Valley 1A/2A Conference title after beating previously undefeated Starmount 14-7 last week.

(5) Cherryville (4-7) at (4) West Wilkes (4-6)

Pod:1AA West

Winner plays:(8) East Wilkes or (1) Swain County

Series history:West Wilkes beat Cherryville 54-20 in the first round of the playoffs last year and leads the series 3-2.

Notable:Cherryville QB Darius Harris is out for Friday’s game after suffering a turf toe injury last week. Spencer Stamey will start in Harris’ place. Nine former Cherryville starters missed last week’s game against East Lincoln. West Wilkes has lost three of its last four and placed fourth in the Mountain Valley 1A/2A Conference.